Barley: production by country

How it has changed (1961–2024)

See how barley production has changed across the world’s countries from 1961 to 2024.

• The country ranked first was United States (8.55M t) in 1961 and is Russia (16.7M t) in 2024. In between, the country ranked first changed 20 times. This is the first place among today’s countries: regions that later split, such as the former Soviet Union, have no values from before the split.
• Japan’s barley production went from 1.98M t in 1961 to 186K t in 2024 (down 1.79M t).
• Japan ranked #10 of 69 countries in 1961 and #54 of 100 in 2024. The number of countries differs between the years, so the ranks are not directly comparable.

Key years for Japan and the leading countries in 2024

Country	1961	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2020	2024
Russia	–	–	–	–	14M t	8.35M t	20.9M t	16.7M t
Australia	941K t	2.35M t	2.68M t	4.11M t	6.74M t	7.99M t	14.6M t	13.3M t
Germany	3.67M t	6.68M t	12.8M t	14M t	12.1M t	10.3M t	10.8M t	10.6M t
France	5.41M t	8.15M t	11.7M t	10M t	9.71M t	10.1M t	10.3M t	9.67M t
Canada	2.45M t	8.89M t	11.4M t	13.4M t	13.2M t	7.63M t	10.7M t	8.14M t
Japan	1.98M t	573K t	385K t	346K t	214K t	161K t	222K t	186K t
Countries with data	69	69	70	72	97	101	100	100

See the full history, year by year